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An impressive demo for the new space combat game Ares Rising is available for
download at www.imaginestudios.com.

What? Not enough market speak to grab your interest and get you to give it a
try? Well I'm just one of the programmer types and not a marketeer, but I can
tell you it's nifty features I guess.

I'd have to say that the combat is definately the best and the most unique
feature of the game.

Equipment
There are like 40-50 different weapons systems including MIRV missiles, Nukes,
instantaneous beam weapons, slug throwers, projectile cannons and auto-turrets
to name a few. Add in cloaks, radio jammers, ECM's, sensor drones , and decoys
and you can see how combat can get quite interesting.

Enemies
Ahh my baby. I did most of the AI and as a programmer I'm required to tell you
that it rocks (programmers tend to have ego's the size watermelons you know).
The AI's employ advanced combat maneuvers and are quite adept at using all of
the equipment to its fullest. They also work together in groups with leaders
commanding their wingmen and chosing the best tactics to rip you and your
wingmen to shreds. Add in massive capital ships, battle stations, and
freighters with numerous individual rotating turrets and you can see how
combat can get quite challenging.

Features
Multiplayer deathmatch or coopertive missions over IPX(LAN), TCP/IP(Internet),
modem or serial. Inertial or fly by rails flight models (your choice), ship
strafing, virtual cockpit mode, and a 'pad lock' feature that's quite cool.
For those of you who don't know what 'pad lock' is, it's a feature found in
many flight combat sims where the camera acts like the pilot's head and stays
pointed at your target, not always straight forward. This is what makes Ares
nifty to play, no more of the usual turn, turn, where's my target? turn, fire,
turn, turn... well you get the idea. You also won't be facing thirty of the
same enemies in a mission, one right after the other, the enemies are varied
and challenging. Add in full control of the wingmen you hire, the loadout and
type of ships you fly, and even the missions you choose to fly and you can see
how Ares can be quite fun to play.

Now go download it.

Jayson
(Ares Programmer Type)
www.imaginestudios.com


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